In order to evaluate the value of vertebral angiography in assessment of hemifacial spasm, we reviewed retrospectively the vertebral angiography of 28 patients(30 cases) with surgically proved hemifacial spasm but normal CT scans of posterior fossa. There were 9 males and 19 females. Angiography revealed vascular focus of hemifacial spasm located at anterior inferior cerebellar artery, posterior inferior cerebellar artery, and vertebral artery in 19, 9, and 2 cases respectively. Right side was involved in 20 cases. All involved vessels were elongated, tortuous, and dilated. In conclusion, vertebral angiography was valuable in evaluating hemifacial spasm of vascular origin in the posterior fossa.
Angiography* ; Arteries ; Female ; Hemifacial Spasm* ; Humans ; Male ; Retrospective Studies ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; Vertebral Artery

Catheters ; Choanal Atresia ; Diagnosis ; Emergencies ; Hand ; Membranes ; Nasal Cavity ; Nasopharynx ; Nose ; Operative Time ; Parturition ; Rubber

No abstract available.
Thorax* ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed*

Three case of plexiform schwannoma displayed multinodular masses and microscopically a multicentric pattern of growth featuring Antoni A cellular component, Verocay bodies and presence of Antoni B areas. Clinically von Recklinghausen's disease was not observed in all cases. The first patient was a 17 year old male who had a protruding nodule of walnut size which was located at the dermis of the left flank for 13 years. The second case, a 25 year old male, had an irregular whitish brown multinodular mass in the choana for 5 years. The last case, a 56 year old woman, had an ovoid yellowish brown mass with multiple nodules in the retroperitoneum.
Female ; Male ; Humans

Solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas is a rare tumor that affects young females with low malignant potential and good prognosis with more than 90% survival at 5 years. Metastasis is very rare. We report the case of a 74-year-old female who had pancreatic solid-pseudopapillary tumor and synchronous hepatic metastasis.
Aged ; Female ; Humans ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Pancreas ; Pancreatic Neoplasms ; Prognosis

PURPOSE:Ghrelin is an endogenous ligand of the growth hormone secretagogue receptor, and stomach is the major site of ghrelin secretion. The purpose of this study is to compare the serum ghrelin concentrations between patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and normal adults. We studied also whether serum ghrelin levels in the patients with type 2 DM are correlated with body mass index (BMI), serum insulin, lipid profiles, and creatinine levels. METHODS:Forty patients with type 2 DM and forty normal adults were included in this study. We measured heights and weights of the subjects and calculated their BMIs. Blood samples were obtained to measure the ghrelin concentration and their sera were stored at -20degreeC until used. In all subjects, serum ghrelin levels were measured using the commercially available Ghrelin(human) EIA kit. RESULTS:No differences of mean values were detected between the control group and the type 2 diabetic group for age, body weight, BMI, and the levels of serum total cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL cholesterol, and creatinine. But ghrelin level of the type 2 diabetic group (71.1+/-30.5 ng/L) was significantly lower than the control group (139.7+/-36.9 ng/L). In the control group, the ghrelin level showed positive correlation with HDL cholesterol (Pearson's correlation coefficient=0.37, P<0.05). In the diabetic group, the ghrelin level showed weakly positive correlation with insulin concentration. However, there was no significant relationship between serum ghrelin and various parameters in the diabetic patients group. CONCLUSION: In this study, ghrelin concentration in type 2 diabetic patients was lower than that in the control group. In the control group, serum ghrelin concentrations were positively correlated with HDL cholesterol. In the type 2 diabetic group, there was no significant correlation between insulin and ghrelin concentrations.
Adult ; Body Mass Index ; Body Weight ; Cholesterol ; Cholesterol, HDL ; Creatinine ; Diabetes Mellitus ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2* ; Ghrelin* ; Humans ; Insulin ; Receptors, Ghrelin ; Stomach ; Triglycerides ; Weights and Measures

No abstract available.
Hydrops Fetalis*

This is a report of the clinico-pathologic findings in six cases of histologically verified malignant meningiomas-three hemangiopericytic and three anaplastic types. They were three males and three females and two of them were reoperated for recurrence. The hemangiopericytic types had similar angiographic and macroscopic features and malignant characteristics such as increased mitoses. The anaplastic types lacked typical arrangement, but had a large number of mitoses, increased cellularity, focal necrosis, pleomorphism, anaplasia, and the adjacent normal parenchymal infiltration. However the metastasis was not yet proven in these cases.
Female ; Male ; Humans ; Neoplasm Metastasis

This is a report of the clinico-pathologic findings in six cases of histologically verified malignant meningiomas-three hemangiopericytic and three anaplastic types. They were three males and three females and two of them were reoperated for recurrence. The hemangiopericytic types had similar angiographic and macroscopic features and malignant characteristics such as increased mitoses. The anaplastic types lacked typical arrangement, but had a large number of mitoses, increased cellularity, focal necrosis, pleomorphism, anaplasia, and the adjacent normal parenchymal infiltration. However the metastasis was not yet proven in these cases.
Female ; Male ; Humans ; Neoplasm Metastasis

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the patency, procedure related complications and effectiveness of Wallstent application to the malignant biliary obstruction as a palliative treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the clinical results, duration of survival, patency rate and complication of the Wallstent application on 33 patients who had had obstructive jaundice by the malignant lesion in recent 3 years. One or two step procedures. were mainly taken with 10mm diameter Wallstents. Grouping according to place the stent at the hilum or not, and grouping according to place the stent through the ampulla or not were done to evaluate the difference of the patency and survival rate between the groups. RESULTS: Biliary endoprosthesis with Wallstent were successfully placed in all patients without difficulty. Procedure related short-term complication rate was about 18.1% (n=6/33). Complications were fever(n=4), cholecystitis(n=1) and sepsis(n=l). Long-term complications were mainly obstruction(n=9/31) of the Wallstent during the follow-up period. Also cholecystitis occurred in one patient 3 months later. Mean survival duration was 139.72 (46-237)days ormong those who expired. Mean patency duration of stents was 139.67 (26-310) days. Survival rates were 93.5% at the second month, 68.8% at the third month, 61.2% at the 4th month, 53.5% at the 5th month, 49.1% at the 7th month and 35.7% at the 9th month. Patency rates were 93.7% at the second month, 84.2% at the 4th month, 66.9% at the 5th month, 59.5% at the 7th month and 39.6% at the 10th month. The application was repeated in the 6 patients with stent occlusion. Significant statistical difference could not be found between the groups according to placing the stent at the hilum and according to placing the stent through the ampulla. Patency rates were higher than survival rates in the follow-up period. CONCLUSION: Wallstent application provides good palliation with little discomfort and few complications in the patients with malignant obstructive jaundice.
Cholecystitis ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Jaundice, Obstructive ; Palliative Care ; Retrospective Studies ; Stents ; Survival Rate